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Industry committee hears call to devolve broadband funding to provinces 

telecom | 02/23/2021 5:09 pm EST

A regional nonprofit dedicated to expanding internet connectivity in rural Ontario told the House of Commons industry committee that investment schemes like the Universal Broadband Fund would be more efficient if they were devolved to the provincial level. Speaking to the committee on Tuesday, Barry FieldBarry Field, executive director of Southwestern Integrated Fibre...